The US president, Donald Trump, called on Israel this Monday not to “interfere” in Syria and to prioritize dialogue with the country so that it becomes “a prosperous state”, a week after at least thirteen people died in an attack by Israeli forces on Syrian soil.
“It is very important that Israel maintains a strong and sincere dialogue with Syria and that nothing happens that interferes with Syria’s evolution to become a prosperous state,” he stated in a message published on his social network, Truth Social.
The tenant of the White House has stressed that he is “very satisfied” by the “results” of Syria as a country, by its “hard work and determination.” “We are doing everything in our power to ensure that the Government of Syria continues to do what it intends to do, which is important, to build a true and prosperous country,” he added.
Trump has particularly highlighted the importance of lifting international sanctions and those of the United States in particular. “I think Syria, its leaders and its people really value it,” he said.
He also mentioned the Syrian president, Ahmed al Shara: “He is working diligently so that good things happen and that both Syria and Israel have a long and prosperous relationship together. This is a historic opportunity that adds to the success already achieved in achieving peace in the Middle East!”, he stressed.
Precisely, the Syrian president, Al Shara, received this Monday in Damascus the United States special envoy for Syria, Tom Barrack, a meeting in which the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Asad al Shaibani, was also present.
Previously, Al Shaibani visited the town of Beit Yin, in the province of Damascus, to convey his “condolences” to the families of the thirteen killed in the Israeli incursion last week. The minister has inspected the damage caused by the Israeli military forces.
Israel has multiplied its military incursions into Syrian territory after President Bashar al Assad fled the country following the offensive of the militias led by Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS), whose leader, Ahmed al Shara – previously known as ‘Abu Mohamed al Golani’ and until then included by the United States on its list of terrorists – is now the country’s transitional president.
Israeli tanks broke through the Alpha Line that delimited the territory occupied by Israel from the rest of Syrian territory on December 7, just a few hours after the fall of Al Assad and penetrated the demilitarized zone patrolled by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) and in some cases even beyond, until they were near the Syrian capital, Damascus.
Israeli forces now move freely through the demilitarized zone agreed to in the 1974 ceasefire between Israel and Syria, which Israel considers void after the fall of the former Syrian president.